Trump's assertions of broad, unchecked executive power are a predictable result of the court's "immunity" decision ...

A Rhode Island judge ruled that the Trump administration has violated a court order to disburse billions of dollars in grants ...

Rhode Island leaders say Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. is well-equipped to handle the pressure that comes with ruling ...

Judge John McConnell ordered the government to restore frozen funds while citing a Supreme Court case about contempt for ...

U.S. District Chief Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr., who was nominated by President Obama in 2010 and has served as chief ...

He killed his neighbor in a crime that shocked Cranston nearly 17 years ago. Now he has a chance to get out of prison much ...

Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a ...

A court finding that the Trump administration did not comply with an earlier order and a recent statement by Vice President ...

The Trump administration is now seeking to hold off a Rhode Island judge's order stopping a federal funding freeze.

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Recent court orders slowing down or indefinitely blocking President Donald Trump’s policy blitz have raised the specter that ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke of the authority of the courts and the limits of the executive branch’s power ...